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All of this I have learned from personal experience with doctors and nurses. Maybe of some help to those who have heard conflicting reports.
Hep B:
You just get a vaccination if you're sexually active. I like the one where you get A & B protection in the same shot. It makes the muscle a little sore and I think it is 3 shots each spaced so many weeks apart which they will tell you about. I think in the US this costs less than 200$.
Gonorrhea:
A urine sample given after 2 hours of not pissing will detect it. I had this one about 2 weeks ago. The same test also detects clamidia, but if you are suspect only for clamidia they may not even test you and instead just provide Anti-biotics. The ones I got I had to take all the ABs in one megadose. Unfortunately, you will have to go back after the gonotthea test comes back because the same pills do not work for it, if it's positive then you will also need a shot. The good news is this process is not that expensive.
HIV:
There is an FDA approved home test that one can use. You prick your finger, bled on paper, then seal it all up and mail it in. You then call an # and use a pin to check your results. You're supposed to wait 90 days since the potential exposure to find out definitively. Note that there are a lot of crap "home tests" out there, so you want to make sure you pickup the FDA approved product that has been screened. If you believe you were just exposed for any reason, you should go to the hospital and there is some process they can do but I forgot the name of it (I dont have any first hand experience with that, google if interested).
No experience with other STDs, so good luck and best wishes!
Hep B:
You just get a vaccination if you're sexually active. I like the one where you get A & B protection in the same shot. It makes the muscle a little sore and I think it is 3 shots each spaced so many weeks apart which they will tell you about. I think in the US this costs less than 200$.
Gonorrhea:
A urine sample given after 2 hours of not pissing will detect it. I had this one about 2 weeks ago. The same test also detects clamidia, but if you are suspect only for clamidia they may not even test you and instead just provide Anti-biotics. The ones I got I had to take all the ABs in one megadose. Unfortunately, you will have to go back after the gonotthea test comes back because the same pills do not work for it, if it's positive then you will also need a shot. The good news is this process is not that expensive.
HIV:
There is an FDA approved home test that one can use. You prick your finger, bled on paper, then seal it all up and mail it in. You then call an # and use a pin to check your results. You're supposed to wait 90 days since the potential exposure to find out definitively. Note that there are a lot of crap "home tests" out there, so you want to make sure you pickup the FDA approved product that has been screened. If you believe you were just exposed for any reason, you should go to the hospital and there is some process they can do but I forgot the name of it (I dont have any first hand experience with that, google if interested).
No experience with other STDs, so good luck and best wishes!
